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Turkey Moves on Syria - Wall Street Journal Wed, 24 Aug 2016 22:40:14 GMT

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Turkey Moves on Syria Wall Street Journal As military operations go, Turkey's pre-dawn incursion Wednesday into Syria is neither large nor particularly complex. A combined force of some 20 Turkish tanks, along with 500 troops of the Free Syrian Army and U.S air assets and special forces ... Turkey Makes First Major Foray Into Syria With Assault on ISABC News Turkey's Military Plunges Into Syria, Enabling Rebels to Capture ISIS StrongholdNew York Times Why Turkey Finally Went to War in SyriaForeign Policy (blog) Washington Post -BBC News all 932 news articles »

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Report: Syria and Islamic State blamed for chemical attacks - Washington Post Wed, 24 Aug 2016 23:03:45 GMT

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Report: Syria and Islamic State blamed for chemical attacks Washington Post UNITED NATIONS — An international team has concluded that the Syrian government and Islamic State militants carried out chemical attacks in the conflict-wracked nation during 2014 and 2015, according to its report circulated on Wednesday. The team ... Syria, ISIS engaged in toxic gas attacks, UN investigation findsCBC.ca Syria and ISIS blamed for chemical attacks: reportCTV News UN/OPCW inquiry blames Syria government for gas attacks, likely sanction...Reuters Bloomberg -Fox News -Washington Times all 62 news articles »

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The Virtual Surgeons of Syria - The Atlantic Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:18:08 GMT

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The Virtual Surgeons of Syria The Atlantic Earlier this year, a Syrian American orthopedic surgeon was shopping with his two toddlers at a Walmart in Grand Rapids, Michigan, when he heard the familiar ping of a notification from WhatsApp, the encrypted messaging service: A teenager had been ...

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Kurds Close to Control of Northeast Syria Province, Portending a Shift in the War - New York Times Wed, 24 Aug 2016 02:55:54 GMT

New York Times

Kurds Close to Control of Northeast Syria Province, Portending a Shift in the War New York Times Kurdish groups and the Syrian government maintained a de facto nonaggression pact for much of the war. The government considered the Kurds, focused on self-government in the northeast, less of a threat than the insurgents — most of them from Syria's ... Syria Kurds win battle with government, Turkey mobilizes against themReuters Syrian forces, Kurdish YPG agree to Hasaka ceasefireAljazeera.com Aerial close encounter between US, Syrian jetsCNN The Guardian -FRANCE 24 -Financial Times all 569 news articles »

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Syrian Conjoined Twins Die While Waiting For Lifesaving Surgery - NPR Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:47:11 GMT

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Syrian Conjoined Twins Die While Waiting For Lifesaving Surgery NPR Newborn conjoined twins were evacuated from a Syrian rebel stronghold to the capital, Damascus, after lengthy negotiations earlier this month. But brothers Moaz and Nawras died early Wednesday before they could be transferred to a hospital outside ... Syrian conjoined twins die awaiting transfer abroadBBC News all 13 news articles »

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Italy Earthquake, Syria War, Facebook: Your Wednesday Briefing - New York Times Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:25:49 GMT

New York Times

Italy Earthquake, Syria War, Facebook: Your Wednesday Briefing New York Times A Turkish Army tank rolling toward the Syrian border. Turkey has vowed to “cleanse” its borders of Islamic State militants. Credit Bulent Kilic/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. The incursion comes after a terrorist attack on a wedding in Turkey ... and more »

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Syria war: Money transfer 'a matter of life or death' - Aljazeera.com Wed, 24 Aug 2016 09:53:00 GMT

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Syria war: Money transfer 'a matter of life or death' Aljazeera.com A defector from the Syrian army, Yusuf, who is using a pseudonym for security reasons, fled to the Turkish city of Antakya two years ago, where he found work with an international NGO. Each month, he sends at least $500 back home, relying on a network ... and more »

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Remembering Mika and Syria's tragedy - CNN Wed, 24 Aug 2016 12:45:09 GMT

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Remembering Mika and Syria's tragedy CNN We know about the awful human cost of Syria's civil war largely because of the fearless work of people like Mika. Bearing witness to, and reporting on, human atrocities comes with a heavy cost for journalists who go into a war zone, fully knowing they ... Not Every 5-Year-Old Syrian Boy Makes ItWall Street Journal all 11 news articles »

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NYT Now|Italy, US Presidential Race, Syria: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing - New York Times Wed, 24 Aug 2016 21:46:28 GMT

New York Times

NYT Now|Italy, US Presidential Race, Syria: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing New York Times Turkey also insisted that Syrian Kurdish militias, which it distrusts, retreat from the territorial gains they made with U.S. backing. ______. Photo. Credit Mark Makela for The New York Times. 3. Bernie Sanders is establishing a new group, Our ...

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Syria Shifts Stance Toward Kurds - Wall Street Journal Tue, 23 Aug 2016 09:30:39 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Syria Shifts Stance Toward Kurds Wall Street Journal After years of tacitly allowing the creation of an autonomous Kurdish region in northern Syria, President Bashar al-Assad's regime is treating the ethnic minority's growing power as a threat. Syria is now describing the Kurds in terms similar to those ... A glimmer of a chance for a settlement in Syria?BBC News US warns Assad after air strikes near its Syria base: we will defend ourselvesTelegraph.co.uk all 215 news articles »